Metriolepis irenae Stehli 1954 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae

Alternative combination: Punctospirifer irenae

Full reference: F.G. Stehli. 1954. Lower Leonardian Brachiopoda of the Sierra Diablo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 105(3):257-358

Belongs to Metriolepis according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976

See also Stehli 1954

Sister taxa: Metriolepis carotica, Metriolepis diabloensis, Metriolepis exserta, Metriolepis kuzuensis, Metriolepis larina, Metriolepis nabis, Metriolepis pedicosa, Metriolepis pinea, Metriolepis pulvinata, Metriolepis scrupea, Metriolepis tegulata, Metriolepis ziczac

Type specimen: AMNH 27324

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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